Shae
Respelling of Shea, an Irish surname anglicized from O Seaghdha, whose root word carries the sense of hawklike, stately or admirable.
Shae in 2025
Shae was given to 104 babies in the United States in 2025 — 12 boys and 92 girls, making it the 3,465th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 31,878 babies born.
The history of Shae
Shae reached its highest point in 1998, when 277 babies were given the name, ranking 1,401st that year.
Across the 75 years of records since 1951, 7,694 babies have been named Shae. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Shae by decade
| Decade | Babies named Shae | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23 | 5,489 |
| 1960s | 111 | 4,037 |
| 1970s | 620 | 2,265 |
| 1980s | 965 | 1,772 |
| 1990s | 2,240 | 1,401 |
| 2000s | 1,837 | 1,706 |
| 2010s | 1,169 | 2,610 |
| 2020s | 729 | 2,789 |
Where Shae is heading
Shae has fallen 28% over the past decade, from 144 babies in 2015 to 104 in 2025.
Names like Shae
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Shae.